Ratios and Proportions
Parts of the
Proportion
The Parts of the
Proportion are
the Means and the
Extremes.
The Means
of the Proportion
The two numbers closest to the
:: operand are
known as the Means
of the Proportion.
1
:
2
::
3
:
6
Means
In this example, the
2 and the
3 of the
Means.
The Extremes
of the Proportion
The two numbers farthest away the
:: operand are known as
the Extremes of the
Proportion.
1
:
2
::
3
:
6
Extremes
The 1
and the 6
are the Extremes.
More Examples of
Means and
Extremes
2
:
3
::
12
:
18
Means
2
:
3
::
12
:
18
Extremes
5
:
1
::
20
:
4
Means
5
:
1
::
20
:
4
Extremes